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Cowes

Located in Isle of Wight, England Coordinates: 50°45′28″ N 1°18′22″ W

Map showing the location of Cowes Cowes
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
43 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Cowes
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport22 km
BOH Bournemouth Airport38 km

About Cowes

Cowes is a municipality. Location: Isle of Wight, England. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include River Medina and Gurnard Bay.

Climate of Cowes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
July (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cowes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)926266494654415370879592

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cowes

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (90 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 16 km to the east.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 22 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 38 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 90 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 16 kmeast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 41 kmwest
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 48 kmwest
  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 58 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cowes

Within 100 km: 284 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 18 kmE
  • Isle of Wight Island 9 kmS
  • Calshot Beach Beach 6 kmN
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 17 kmSE

25–60 km300 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 48 kmW
  • Avon Beach Beach 30 kmW
  • Studland Beach Beach 46 kmW
  • Climping Beach Beach 52 kmE

60–100 km639 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 73 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 73 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Cowes

1 place
  1. 1 Cowes 21.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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